Cybersecurity
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Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy Week. -
There was a record set for data breaches in 2025, and the incidents were also paired with fewer details in notification letters, raising concerns about transparency and public understanding.
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Following a turbulent year in cybersecurity, the state Governor’s Technology Office is seeking to hire a new cybersecurity lead to manage risk and compliance. Nevada’s permanent CISO retired in May 2025.
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With the government collecting more information, not just on its personnel, but its citizens as well, it's time for our lawmakers to ensure it becomes a priority.
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During a contentious congressional hearing about recent digital theft of federal data, lawmakers ripped into Office of Personnel Management officials for not running up-to-date security measures.
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On a mission to protect individuals' civil liberties, a new email service uses end-to-end encryption to scramble emails on the sender’s computer so that they can be decoded only by the recipient.
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A supervisory special agent with the FBI says companies should be aware of the growing number of cyberthreats on both the national and international levels.
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Companies would like to see a uniform, federal data breach reporting standard. But state officials worry such a law would preempt their existing policies, which they are expanding to protect consumers.
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The released information included medical diagnoses, treatment information, Social Security numbers and personal identifying information such as names and addresses.
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An analysis by the Sunlight Foundation revealed only 15 percent of the sites are ready to implement a secure browsing connection, known as Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
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The new college could mean thousands of dollars of revenue for Montgomery, Ala., giving it the potential to become a hub for cybereducation.
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The bill requests the director of National Intelligence to work with leaders from the federal departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security to define a method for quantifying and responding to online warfare.
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The Army took down the website temporarily after the hack was discovered to ensure there was no breach of data.
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The system will require the NSA to persuade phone companies over the next six months to install software that will allow for instantaneous searches of their call records.
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Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on an intelligence panel, said the Obama administration must determine “when we’re going to go on offense.”
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Suggested changes include the TSA employ face-recognition software to identify potential terrorists and conduct regular audits to look for weaknesses in the security process.
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From battling terrorist hackers or installing the technology to launch an “end-of-the-world” nuclear missile strike, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic – or SPAWAR – is the Navy’s first line of defense in the increasingly dangerous realm of cyberwar.
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Social media platforms have become a two-edged sword: They help law enforcement track terrorist activities but also have been turned into propaganda megaphones.
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Since uncovering the breach, the federal Office of Personnel Management, which was targeted in the attack, has been working to lock down its system.
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The move by State Superintendent Richard Woods this week comes in response to House Bill 414, the Student Data, Privacy, Accessibility and Transparency Act.
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The FBI planes can record video of ground activity -- criminal and otherwise -- unrelated to their stated purposes and can identify thousands of people via their cellphones.
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